A little while back we sent out a message to our customers that have purchased veils recently, asking what other sizes and styles of veil might be good for us to carry. We received a TON of responses! So, first, thank you very much to all of you who took the time to send in your ideas and suggestions, they are all very much appreciated.

Although we couldn't possibly carry through every suggestion, we have increased our selection of veils to incorporate the most frequent of your requests. That means, we are now stocking all sizes of veils in both a very sheer 5mm weight and a slightly heavier 8mm, there is a new size for the taller dancers - 45" x 144", and we added a Triangular Fringed Shawl (similar to our #SFS44, but cut diagonally) for the hips (sounds like a medieval batte-cry, "FOR THE HIPS!!").

All are made with rolled hems hand sewn with silk thread for even dyeing. Dye & paint them, spin & twirl them, whatever! Dance the night away on silken wings!

I have been actively dyeing these for 2.5 years and although I sell many of them I also wear them daily - so I'm giving feedback from both perspectives.This fabric is stunning! It is my personal favorite. It dyes well and easily (FYI - I use the microwave method listed in the How-To's). The finished products are gorgeous professional-looking pieces. Without reservation I recommend these. That said here are a few things to be aware of (please note I didn't feel any of them warranted lowering my rating - so these are simply FYI's for you). 1) Be gentle with the fabric when ironing it! Ironing against the grain can move the sheer threads in ways you won't want. 2) I find that during the dyeing process about 50% of the time the tag comes at least partially off - I don't care and have not found that my customers do so I don't find this a big deal just mentioning it. 3) Finally it is hand sewn so you do find some imperfections but they are minor and so I just warn customers that is part of what they may find and advise they simply gently trim any loose threads.Again - this is a fabulous product - I've dyed hundreds of these guys by hand (and the 8mm ones). Highly recommend!

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9/3/2009

5

I sucked one of these up in the vacuum cleaner.Way up there! I yanked and yanked and finally had to take the vacuum apart. It was filthy and I knew it would be ripped to shreds. I washed the silk and it was perfectly fine no tears or stains!

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1/27/2009

5

Wonderful value! These are a great size for playsilks. They are thinner than the 8mm Habotai Scarves but make lovely flow-y giant playsilkscanopys.